Aurelia-Maxima Janzen

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Aurelia-Maxima Katharina Janzen
Personal information
Born (2003-12-27) 27 December 2003 (age 20) [1]
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
Sport Rowing
Event Single sculls
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Bled Single sculls
World U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Račice W1x
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Varese W1x
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 St. Catharines W1x
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Heindonk W1x
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Edirne W1x

Aurelia-Maxima Katharina Janzen (born 27 December 2003) is a Swiss rower. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Career

She raced her first U23 champs aged 17 years-old. She won a gold at the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships. [2] She won gold at the 2022 European Rowing U23 Championships, and two silvers at the 2021 and 2022 World Rowing U23 Championships, all in the single scull. [3] [4]

She won the 2023 German Championships in Brandenburg. [3] She won a silver medal at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in Bled, and also competed in 2024 in Szeged. [5]

She secured a place at the Olympic Games with her performance in Lucerne in May 2024. [6] She competed in the single sculls at the 2024 Paris Olympics, qualifying for the quarter finals. [7]

Personal life

She has dual citizenship of Switzerland and Germany. She favours the use of old fashioned Macon blades. [3]

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References

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  2. "JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONS ARE CROWNED FOR 2021 AFTER MISSING OUT LAST YEAR". World Rowing. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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